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SDN list · entry 23845

ISIS-West Africa

Yes. ISIS-West Africa is on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under the FTO and SDGT programs, as of the list published October 8, 2026. It is a company or organisation, OFAC entry number 23845, added on February 27, 2018. OFAC lists 8 other names for it, shown below; screen against all of them.

Listed as of the SDN list published · version adb6f31fe894

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StatusOn the list
ListSpecially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN)
ProgramsFTO, SDGT
Typecompany or organisation
Added to the listFebruary 27, 2018
First seen by us2026-10-07 17:15 UTC

Names

NameTypeStrength
ISIS-West AfricaPrimary namestrong
ISIS-WAA.K.A.weak alias
ISIS West AfricaA.K.A.strong
ISIS West Africa ProvinceA.K.A.strong
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria West Africa ProvinceA.K.A.strong
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-West AfricaA.K.A.strong
ISIL-WAA.K.A.weak alias
Islamic State West Africa ProvinceA.K.A.strong
ISISWAPA.K.A.weak alias

OFAC flags weak aliases as low quality: a match on a weak alias alone should not drive a block.

Details published by OFAC

AddressNigeria
Secondary sanctions risk:section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886

Legal basis